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Robbie Robertson

Jul 05, 1943 - Aug 09, 2023 (80 years old) in Toronto, Ontario

Jaime Royal "Robbie" Robertson (July 5, 1943 – August 9, 2023) was a Canadian musician. He was lead guitarist for Bob Dylan in the mid-late 1960s and early-mid 1970s, guitarist and songwriter with the Band from their inception until 1978, and a solo artist.

Robertson's work with the Band was instrumental in creating the Americana music genre. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame as a member of the Band, and into Canada's Walk of Fame, with the Band and on his own. He is ranked 59th in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest guitarists. He wrote "The Weight", "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", and "Up on Cripple Creek" with the Band and had solo hits with "Broken Arrow" and "Somewhere Down the Crazy River", and many others. He was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Songwriters.

Robertson collaborated on film and TV soundtracks, usually with director Martin Scorsese, beginning in the rockumentary film The Last Waltz (1978) and continuing through dramatic films including Raging Bull (1980), The King of Comedy (1983), The Color of Money (1986), Casino (1995), Gangs of New York (2002), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Silence (2016), The Irishman (2019), and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).

Known For

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Classic Albums
Self
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Lennon or McCartney
Self (voice)
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Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
Self
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The Crossing Guard
Roger
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The Last Waltz
Self
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Carny
Patch
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The Dancing Man of L.A.
Self (archive footage)
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Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
Self
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Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
Self - DVD only
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Martin Scorsese Directs
Self

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